Journal of Fluids Engineering: Recent submissions
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Discussion: “Theory of Distributed Systems” (Oldenburger, Rufus, 1970, ASME J. Basic Eng., 92, pp. 1–9)
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Response of Elastic Bodies to a Uniformly Accelerating Point Force
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)An analysis based upon linear theory is presented for determining the dynamic response of a simply supported beam, rectangular plate and shallow cylindrical shell to a point force of variable ... -
A Trace Method for Directly Synthesizing Liapunov Functions of Aperiodic Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)A direct synthesis technique is established for constructing the Liapunov function of a completely aperiodic system without assuming elements and solving simultaneous equations. By inspecting the ... -
Polynomial Definiteness and Semidefiniteness
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)A reduction procedure is described for determining the sign definiteness and semidefiniteness of an mth order, n dimensional real polynomial. The higher order polynomial is reduced to a quadratic ... -
An Approximate Method of State Estimation for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)In this paper, a method of stochastic linearization is demonstrated for the purpose of establishing an approximate approach to solve filtering problems of nonlinear stochastic systems in the ... -
Frequency Domain Stability Criteria for Distributed Parameter Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)For distributed parameter systems, open-loop stability in the sense of bounded outputs for bounded inputs, and closed-loop asymptotic stability are considered. Frequency domain stability criteria ... -
A Design Basis for Vortex-Type Fluid Amplifiers Operating in the Incompressible Flow Regime
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)A rational procedure is developed for the design of a class of vortex amplifiers which operate in the incompressible flow regime. The procedure is based upon analytical and experimental studies ... -
The Optimal Regulator Problem for a Stationary Linear System With State-Dependent Noise
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)The problem of minimizing a quadratic functional of the system outputs and control for a stationary linear system with state-dependent noise is solved in this paper. Both the finite final time ... -
Application of Bond Graph Techniques to the Study of Vehicle Drive Line Dynamics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)General bond graph methods for the description, analysis, and simulation of dynamic systems are illustrated through the study of vehicle drive line dynamics. Emphasis is placed upon the problem ... -
A Synthesis Technique for Nonlinear Control Systems Using a Frequency Domain Stability Criterion
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)This paper deals with a design approach to the synthesis of controllers for nonlinear control systems. The method proposed herein uses the frequency domain circle condition as a sufficiency ... -
On the Frequency Response of Viscous Compressible Fluids as a Function of the Stokes Number
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)Air, carbon dioxide, and helium test data are presented for the experimental verification of Iberall’s analysis of the dynamic pressure response of viscous compressible fluids in rigid tubes ... -
On the Control and Stability of One Class of Biped Locomotion Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)The control and stability properties of a “simplified dynamic system” representing a particular biped gait are discussed. The simplified dynamic system consists of an algorithmically controlled ... -
A Modified Gradient Procedure for Adaptation in Nonlinear Control Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)A modified gradient procedure is proposed for making discrete-time changes in the adjustable parameters of a continuous-time nonlinear control system during normal operating conditions. The algorithm ... -
Dynamics of a Proportional Fluidic Amplifier: Part 2
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)A sixth-order lumped model is formed to represent the internal behavior of the fluidic amplifier tested in Part 1 up to over 800 Hz. Correlation with experiment is good for zero-load pressure, ... -
Dynamics of a Proportional Fluidic Amplifier: Part 1
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)A general experimental procedure is described for determining the complete linearized characteristics of a fluidic component over a wide band of frequencies. The method is applied to a large-scale ... -
The Application of Thermal Transpiration to a Gaseous Pump
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)A direct thermal-to-pneumatic energy converter utilizing the principle of thermal transpiration through a porous membrane is described. The applicability of this no-moving-part pump to a fluidic ... -
Turbulent Jet Over an Inclined Wall
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)The flow in a turbulent wall jet, with a control port and setback between the nozzle exit and the leading edge of the wall, was probed at various stations along the jet for Reynolds numbers ... -
An Efficient, Computer-Oriented Method for Stability Analysis of Large Multivariable Linear Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)A computer-oriented procedure for efficient stability analysis of very large systems was developed by modifying a method due to Mikhailov. The method allows pure time delays in the system model. ... -
Graphical Determination of Optimum Trajectories for Third-Order Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)The present paper explains the use of two phase planes in the graphical determination of optimum trajectories for third-order systems, depending on the sign of a single control function. The ... -
Liapunov Stability of Parabolic Distributed Systems: The Catalyst Particle Problem
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1970)The second method of Liapunov is applied to a distributed parameter reaction system. A Liapunov functional is assumed and theorems are developed which yield sufficient conditions for analyzing ...